If there is one team in the cricketing world whose on-field brilliance is matched by its off-field histrionics, it is Pakistan. A team capable of producing world class fast bowlers has a knack of finding itself in the middle of a major controversy every now and then. This affects its performance and also overshadows its achievements.

If there is one team in the cricketing world whose on-field brilliance is matched by its off-field histrionics, it is Pakistan. A team capable of producing world class fast bowlers has a knack of finding itself in the middle of a major controversy every now and then. This affects its performance and also overshadows its achievements.

West Indies will get their first taste of action in Sri Lanka on Thursday when they face the host nation in the opening official warm-up match ahead of the International Cricket Council’s World T20 tournament.